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  • Tim Slavin

    Tim is an award-winning writer and technologist who enjoys teaching tech to non-technical people. He has many years experience with web sites and applications in business, technical, and creative roles. He and his wife have two kids, now teenagers, who are mad about video games.

Also In The December 2019 Issue

30+ ideas for STEAM-theme gifts for kids of all ages!

Visual storytelling apps are a great way for kids to document and explore their lives.

Meet 16-year old Astronaut StarBright, whose activism is inspiring the next generation of STEM fans.

Dive into the first “console wars” and learn how more bits led to bigger and better games.

From the start of computing history, people have tried to optimize the software programming process. This includes having two coders work together to code software.

Explore the solar system and test your knowledge of space through this fun coding activity.

Learn how procedural generation can be used to create infinite maps, music, and worlds to explore.

The Wayback Machine lets you travel back in time to see old websites. Plus the Internet Archive has thousands of vintage games, software, books, and more.

Online research skills are critical for software programmers. It's how you learn any language, by searching for error messages and looking up reference material.

How rural America connected itself to the phone grid using barbed wire, glass bottles, and even corncobs!

Meet Cozmo, the clever new robot that’s bringing AI concepts to life for kids as young as 5-7 years old.

Throw some festive ornaments on a virtual Christmas Tree in this fun introduction to functional programming.

How the Internet of Things could improve education, from VR to accessibility to facial recognition.

No one wants to deal with viruses over the holidays. Here’s how to protect your new devices!

Some digital tools to help you create your own unique, ever-changing symphony with nothing but some code and a computer!

Take a peek into the importance — and the struggle — of getting truly random data.

Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for December 2019.

Links from the bottom of all the December 2019 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.

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